Welcome to Valley Cursillo,
The Catholic Cursillo Community in Central Virginia.
April 10, 2008
Dear Cursillo Community:
The Men’s Cursillo Weekend is just around the corner on April 17th- 20th at Camp Holiday Trails in Charlottesville (directions below). We already have 24 men signed up, with more applications in the works. (We have room for 32, so if anyone is interested – contact Marshall Slayton at marshall. slayton at bbrs.net). (no spaces, and use the @ sign) The team has been prayerfully meeting for months and everyone is very excited! Dave Russell and Ralph Batsche are coordinators extraordinaire!
Below is a list of the team and candidates. We ask that you prayerfully consider performing palanca (and writing letters) for each of the men this the weekend. Boxes to collect palanca letters will be placed in a conspicuous location at Incarnation, St. Thomas, Holy Comforter, St. John's and Blessed Sacrament and Shepherd of the Hills. Please place your palanca letters in these boxes by noon on Thursday, April 17th. Or you can give your palanca to a team member.
Closing will be held on Sunday, April 20th at 3:00pm. Please arrive no later than 2:30 - 2:45pm, so that no one will be seen - and please maintain quiet, since the candidates will be nearby having an outdoor mass. (There will not be mass at the closing). Please also consider bringing a snack or dessert to share at the reception after closing!
If you are interested in helping with making or serving food for the weekend (lunch Friday, dinner Saturday), or breaking down things after closing, please contact Ralph Batsche at rbatsche at aol.com. (No spaces and use the @ sign).
We are looking forward to a wonderful, prayerful weekend, to be followed by a Grand Ultreya – probably to be held May 31st. We’ll let you know the date as soon as we nail it down!
If you have any other questions, please feel free to email us at fcslayton at embarqmail. com. (No spaces and use the @ sign). We look forward to seeing you at closing on the 20th!
De Colores,
Fran and Marshall Slayton
Candidates
- Pete Adams, Blessed Sacrament
- Bill Balsam, Incarnation
- Bryan Eckstein, Blessed Sacrament
- Ken Hankins, Incarnation
- Philip Henning, Blessed Sacrament
- Chester Losinski, Shepherd of the Hills
- Richard Petersen, Blessed Sacrament
- Chris Pipkins, Blessed Sacrament
- Bud Schultz, Blessed Sacrament
- Mark Shank, Blessed Sacrament
- Bill Strang, Blessed Sacrament
- Mike Brinkac, Incarnation
- Joe Ferrara, Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- Doug Forness, Incarnation
- Buz Goforth, Incarnation
- David Liskey, Blessed Sacrament
- John McGowan, Blessed Sacrament
- T.L. Melby, Blessed Sacrament
- Mike Rozmus, Blessed Sacrament
- Ry Wilson, Blessed Sacrament
- Peter Simons, Incarnation
- Fero Steller, Blessed Sacrament
- Steven Koenig, Incarnation
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John Gorsica, St. John's
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Brad Foster, Incarnation
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Jack Ostrowski, Incarnation
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Rich Severin, Holy Comforter
Team Members:
Msgr. Chet Michael – Spiritual Director
Rev. Dan Bain – Spiritual Director
Kerry Maloney – Rector
Jerry Babral – Cp-Rector
Andy Anderson
Ron Capstack
Scott Coombs
Mike Frazier
Tom Hook
Fred LaSpina
Dennis Moler
Roy Norville
Marshall Slayton
Mike Spivey
Tom Trykowski
Bill Viglione
Directions to Camp Holiday Trails:
Arriving from the West of Charlottesville:
From 1-64 take exit 118-B (29North/250Bypass). Once on 29 North, take the exit for 29 Business and Fontaine Business Park, just ¼ mile after exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left at stop sign onto Fontaine. (Directions continued at bottom of page.)
Arriving from the East of Charlottesville:
From 1-64, take exit 118-B (29North/250Bypass). Once on 29 North, take the exit for 29 Business and Fontaine Business Park, just ¼ mile after exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left at stop sign onto Fontaine. (Directions continued at bottom of page.)
Arriving from the South of Charlottesville:
From 29 North, take the exit for 29 Business and Fontaine Business Park. (This is the first exit after you pass the I-64 interchange.) At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left at stop sign onto Fontaine. (Directions continued at bottom of page.)
Arriving from the North of Charlottesville:
From 29 South, take the exit for 250 West/29 South Bypass/I-64, (heading towards Lynchburg and Staunton). Follow the bypass to the 29 Business exit. (It’s four exits after you enter the bypass; if you get to I-64, you’ve gone too far.) At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right at stop sign onto Fontaine. (Directions continued at bottom of page)
Continuation of Directions from North, South, East and West:
Drive west on Fontaine Avenue Extended and it will end with the Dept. of Forestry on the left, Trinity Church straight ahead. On the right you will see Reservoir Road, route 702, and our large brown Camp Holiday Trails sign. Follow the road for 2 miles (go slowly!), and you will enter the camp through a gate to the left of the camp sign. The Office is opposite the pond. To reach the Dining Hall, Med Korner and other main facilities, bear sharply to the left after the pond and office, up the hill. The dining hall will be the first building on the left. Follow gravel drive to right to reach Med Korner. Safe Driving!
De Colores,
Fran and Marshall Slayton
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Cursillo Prayer Requests
Prayer connects us in relationship to God, our community, the persons and situations that are prayed for, and the wider world. Let us remember to pray for one another.
If you would like to add a specific prayer request to this list, please send an email to prayer@valleycursillo.com with the information you wish to include. (Be sure to put "Cursillo" in the subject heading of your email, so we won't lose it in spam.) Please respect the privacy of others by first making sure the persons added to this list do not object to being on it.
Please keep the following in your prayers:
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In thanksgiving for Kate Burke's successful surgery. (September 2007).
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In thanksgiving for 14 year old Stephanie Oswald, daughter of Maureen and Henry Oswald, whose Hodgkin's Lymphoma is officially in REMISSION!! (September 2007).
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Tom Paoletti, whose wife Shirley is a Cursillista. He has a type of cancer called POEMS for which he received a bone marrow transplant in May at MCV. He will have to stay in Richmond during the recovery phase. Please keep Tom, Shirley and their two children in your prayers.
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Special intentions for a Cursillista.
- Cursillistas and Incarnation parishioners Jerry and Mary-Ellen Bambrick's granddaughter, Ella Marie, who was born prematurely on April 2nd and passed away unexpectedly on May 3rd. Please especially keep Ella's parents, Katherine and Brian Ambroziak in your prayers, as well as Jerry and Mary-Ellen. (May 9)
Cursillista and Incarnation parishioner Maureen Oswald's brother, John, who is currently undergoing treatment for complications related to non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
Cursillista and Incarnation parishioner Sue Dougherty's sister, Amy, who has been diagnosed with stage IV ovarian/peritoneal cencer. She has had extensive surgery, and is currently having chemotherapy. Please pray for Amy's physical and spiritual strength, and keep her husband Andy and their three children, Jenny, Jon, and Lyndi in your prayers as well.
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